MWC 2012

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LG Optimus 4X HD Gallery

Android In my very limited time with the LG Optimus 4X HD, I came away impressed. The specifications are strong, it's thin and light, and LG's custom skin over Android 4.0 has seen a drastic overhaul. It appears to be much faster and better...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 11

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Was there anything at Mobile World Congress that you're excited for?

Mwc 2012 The Mobile World Congress doors officially closed yesterday, leaving everyone with a lot of announcements to ponder. It was a wild and hectic couple of days, and all the different devices in Barcelona did a decent job of keeping Aaron...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 67 56 Reactions

HTC believes previous versions of Sense "got cluttered," says Sense 4 will be different

Android Earlier this week at MWC, HTC took the wraps off of a trio of smartphones that feature both its One branding as well as the new Sense 4 user interface. One HTC executive has used the occasion to touch on previous versions of the Sense UI...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 16

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HTC One X Gallery

Android HTC's dialing it back a notch in the phone launch department, and their latest series, HTC One, aims to bring the best of the Taiwanese manufacturer into three distinct packages. One of those is the HTC One X, the flagship of the One...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 12

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HTC One V Gallery

Android Say hello to the HTC One V, one of the manufacturer's three devices announced at Mobile World Congress earlier in the week. Intended to be a replacement in the design department to the HTC Legend, the One V offers the same curved design...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 12

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LG Optimus LTE VoLTE video calling demo

Android Aaron gets a demo of the LG Optimus LTE's voice/video calling capabilities at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The phone itself isn't too terribly new, but the ability to simultaneously switch between voice and video calls is very...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 2

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LG Optimus 3D Max Hands-On

Android Aaron gets some hands-on time with the LG Optimus 3D Max, the successor to the Optimus 3D, at Mobile World Congress. It's a nice little evolutionary upgrade from the Optimus 3D, though the word is still out on whether it'll be coming to a...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 109 101 Reactions

Coming device

Samsung Brightside

Coming Soon Phones The Samsung Brightside is a messaging device with 3.1" touchscreen over a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard running Samsung's proprietary OS. Technology: CDMA Release Date: Thursday March 1, 2012 Confirmed Carrier: Verizon Wirless...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 10

T-Mobile to pass over 84Mbps HSPA+, jump directly to LTE instead

4g After detailing its plans to move to LTE in 2013, T-Mobile today revealed that in doing so, it'll also be skipping over 84Mbps HSPA+. T-Mobile had said in the past that it planned to make the move from 42Mbps HSPA+ coverage to 84Mbps, but...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

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First Look: Camera on HTC One X

Android HTC made it a point to mention the HTC One X's camera (along with media features) at the One series event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In HDR comparison shots with the iPhone 4S, the One X appeared to hold its own, and offers...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 92 55 Reactions

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD made official, quad-core processor and Android 4.0 in tow

Android Yesterday Huawei officially took the wraps off of a new quad-core Android smartphone dubbed the Ascend D quad, and today the company followed that up by announcing a quad-core tablet. Dubbed the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD, the slate features...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

ZTE intros quad-core Era Android handset and Orbit Windows Phone

Android As expected, there have been a number of new devices, both of the smartphone and tablet variety, announced so far at Mobile World Congress, and right now we're only on the first official day of the event. ZTE has added a couple of its own...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 2

HTC One V headed for MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular and Virgin Mobile

Android Yesterday HTC took the wraps off of three new handsets that are part of its new One series of devices. It was revealed that the One X will be coming to AT&T here in the U.S. and the One S is T-Mobile-bound, but at the time there was no...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 17

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The ASUS Padfone isn't the magical device I was hoping for

Android But there's more. What if you want to answer your phone while it's docked? It would be quite a hassle to undock everything just to take (or make) a call. Through all of the fumbling you would do, you might get to the phone time to get a...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 11

ASUS outs new Transformer Pad Android tablets, details Padfone and its accessories

Android Today ASUS held its Mobile World Congress 2012 press conference, and Android tablet lovers will find that there was plenty to sink their teeth into with the company's announcements. ASUS talked up three devices during its event, including...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

Updated

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2

Coming Soon Phones The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 also introduced during this year's MWC event in Barcelona will offer Google Anrdoid 2.3 (Gingerbread), a music player with SoundAlive technology, and Samsung SmartView. Technology: WiFi Release Date...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 0

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 officially official, includes S Pen and Android 4.0

Android Samsung this morning officially took the wraps off of its new Galaxy Note 10.1, a move that surprised just about no one. As one would expect given the "Galaxy Note" portion of the device's name, the Note 10.1 includes an S Pen along with...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 9

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

Coming Soon Phones Announced during MWC 2012, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 adds to the Galaxy tablet collection offering great features like S Note, an S Pen, and Adobe Photoshop Touch and Ideas. Technology: WiFi Release Date and carrier: ...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 0

Daily Android activations reach 850,000, pushes number of total devices past 300 million

Android Hungry for some updated Android platform numbers on this Monday morning? That's exactly what Andy Rubin has given us, posting new information on Android over at Google's official mobile blog. Last we heard, Android was seeing 700,000...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 9

Nokia announces 808 PureView with 41-megapixel camera, Lumia 610 Windows Phone

Mwc 2012 This morning Nokia announced its additions to the parade of new phones being announced at Mobile World Congress, and the Finnish firm definitely brought a variety of devices to show. First up is the Nokia 808 PureView, a Nokia Belle...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 13